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Bridge of D'arnath #1 Son of Avonar--Finished Reading (Spoilers Likely)
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Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!
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rated it 4 stars
Jan 21, 2019 09:28AM
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The first thing that impressed me was that the Seri is a woman in her thirties in the present storyline. Yay for adult protagonists!
Yes, I like adult protagonists too! And I like the love story in this book.
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I was thinking of abandoning this series for the first third. But then I got into it and... I think I'll read more. 4 stars I guess. It's a bit... self-important, I think? I felt the character twists/betrayals were really well done and the... chase... was well done... and I enjoyed the development of the relationship between Sari and D'Natheil, although I'm a bit unsure about how it ended.
While it was clear for a while that D'Natheil had become Karon... is it right that Sari should only be able to have a relationship with one guy? It feels a bit like... soul mates or destined lovers. Why can't she move on after her husband dies? This is a book I really want to criticize a lot. There were bits, especially with the mid-book flashbacks that I skimmed.
The book tended to be very proud of its 'strong female' main character but... despite talking about being able to fight, I don't think she ever fought. She threw a knife and murdered a guy once? Her power was in... talking? She would annoy people to death with her dramatic speeches? For trying to be a strong female, she was getting saved a lot in this book. Kellea actually did seem to take care of herself competently. So... I dunno.
I kinda liked Paulo. Although... he acted more like a 9 year old than a 13 year old through most of the story. Writing children well is difficult.
